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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Mollie Tibbetts

Memorial fund established in Mollie Tibbetts’ honor

October 1, 2018

A memorial fund established by Mollie Tibbetts’ family will support Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. According to a UI press release, more...

A banner made in honor of the kids at the Stead Family Children's Hospital waves in the wind at Dukie's One Eye Open, a charitable golf tournament in Waverly, Iowa, on Sept. 28.

Golf tournament raises money for Children’s Hospital

Anna Kayser, Assistant Sports Editor September 30, 2018

WAVERLY, Iowa — Despite a chilly wind and a high of 54 degrees, 148 golfers, along with an entire community, bundled up to raise more than $135,000 for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s...

Jill Trumm, Associate Director of the Academic Advising center, discusses MyPlan during the MyPlan and Sample Plan lecture in the Big Ten Theater at the IMU on Sept. 26, 2018. Sample Plans provide example four-year plans for most majors, while MyPlan will provide a new viewing tool for students looking to plan their path of study at Iowa. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan).

New MyUI tools aim to help students with long-term planning

Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter September 30, 2018

New tools geared toward assisting University of Iowa students in long-term academic planning launched on MyUI earlier this fall. The new tools — Sample Plans and MyPlan — work together to help students...

New bus service connects Iowa City and Cedar Rapids

New bus service connects Iowa City and Cedar Rapids

Josie Fischels, News Reporter September 30, 2018

A new bus service between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City will begin today to serve commuters along the Interstate 380 corridor. The Iowa Department of Transportation’s interchange project on Interstate...

Riders begin the first Lap of the UCI Elite C1 men’s race on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. The race was the final event in a weekend of professional and amateur cyclocross races held at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.

Cyclo-Cross World Cup concludes a drizzly third-annual Iowa City event

Kate Pixley, News Reporter September 30, 2018

International flags flew high over muddy ground as Iowa City became an international cycling hub for a weekend. Ninety-two cyclists and hundreds of spectators from around the globe converged on the Johnson...

Herky the Hawk and Bucky the Badger wave to the Children's Hospital during Iowa's game against Wisconsin at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, September 22, 2018. The Badgers defeated the Hawkeyes 28-17.

Big Ten schools team up to fight bladder cancer

Josie Fischels, News Reporter September 30, 2018

While the University of Iowa and other Big Ten schools might be opponents on the field, they work hand-in-hand when it comes to fighting cancer. UI Clinical Assistant Professor Yousef Zakharia is one...

City Council candidate Bruce Teague stands by his election sign at Billy's High Hat Diner on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Teague received the second highest number of votes overall.

Editorial: DI endorses Bruce Teague in City Council election

September 30, 2018

Tuesday marks the special election to fill the vacant seat on the Iowa City City Council. The candidates on the ballot are Ann Freerks and Bruce Teague. The Daily Iowan had the pleasure of speaking to...

Iowa City police investigate a reported shooting on Court Street the morning of Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.

Two injured in early morning shooting at Gilbert and Court Streets

Katelyn Weisbrod, Managing Editor September 29, 2018

Updated at 6 p.m. Saturday with comments from Sgt. Jerry Blomgren. Two people were injured in an early morning shooting on Sept. 29 that warranted a Hawk Alert sent to students, officials said in a...

City Council candidate Ann Freerks discusses issues in the Adler Journalism Building on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.

Ann Freerks touts experience and understanding of issues in Iowa City City Council bid

Kate Pixley, News Reporter September 27, 2018

Ann Freerks has spent the last 17 years serving Iowa City and hopes to continue her service on the City Council. “I have a lot of experience bringing people to a consensus,” Freerks said. “I’ve...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting in Sinclair Auditorium in Cedar Rapids on the Coe College campus on Friday, March 17, 2017.

As deadline approaches to renew the farm bill, Iowans waiting on funding for state conservation efforts

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter September 27, 2018

In 2017, Iowa farmers received more than $3 million in assistance from a conservation program that could potentially be repealed as Congress works to renew a five-year budget that provides funding assistance...

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in by chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Tom Williams/Pool/CQ Roll Call/Abaca Press/TNS)

Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford testimonies highlight Chuck Grassley’s role in ‘Me Too’ moment

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter September 27, 2018

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, oversaw hearings Thursday in which both Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified in front of the committee...

Community members gather on the steps of the Old Capitol in Iowa City on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 to protest the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Protesters spoke in support of victims of sexual violence and shared personal stories about coming forward as victims of sexual violence.

Iowa City protesters rail against Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter September 27, 2018

Several community members assembled at the Old Capitol Thursday morning, flashing placards and chanting “cancel Kavanaugh” to denounce the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. This was followed...